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Should Oprah Win Fray with James Frey?

Saturday, January 28th, 2006

The powerful Oprah Winfrey and her almighty credibility, stomped on and thrown away by a James Frey.

(And as that bully, Nelson, from the cartoon ‘The Simpsons’ would put it, ‘’Ha-ha!'’)

Oprah Winfrey once placed the author, James Frey, in her pedestal, (to earn butt-loads of cash of course) and dubbed the author’s new book, ‘’A Million Little Pieces'’ to be a must-buy, especially for the legions of fans she bamboozles every FUCKING time…

Read more On how Oprah became a miserable joke


Can Baghdatis Say Kung Hei Fat Choi?

Friday, January 27th, 2006

Marcos Baghdatis, the man who just recently shocked the tennis arena, with a resounding ace to earn him a spot in the Aussie Open finals.

Baghdatis is a no.1 player from Cyprus and is the very first player from his country to rank in the top 100 of the world tennis rankings.

He posted a career best year with an 11-12 record while reaching his first career ATP final. He also opened up the brand new year with a bang by qualifying into Chennai and the Australian Open.

It is here where he made his mark in the tennis world.

The flamboyant 20-year-old, who had to struggle to get exemption from career-threatening mandatory military service, sent a brigade of fans in Melbourne into a frenzy and hit the morning headlines in the eastern Mediterranean island, where they were dancing in the fountains.

Tennis backwater Cyprus is bursting with…

Read more Underdogs


A Do-It-Yourself Garter & Lace Saturday

Friday, January 27th, 2006

If ya’ll can’t wait for Lingerie Bowl III to be played at halftime of Super Bowl XL, then you gotta catch this Saturday’s prelude to the biggest cat fight of the year.

This Saturday, the 100-yard football field will see the Lingerie Bowl playoffs waged, now dubbed as ‘Garter & Lace Championship Saturday.’ The final four ‘bra and panties’ teams will meet with the two winners going to Detroit for the Lingerie Bowl Championship.

Cool huh?

This Saturday’s game (let’s call it ‘the football bra and panties match’ mmmkay?) just might become something bigger than the coming lingerie football game at Super Bowl XL because you’ll get two games instead of just one.

That is if you’re only looking forward to the women in their undergarments instead of…

Read more Garters and Laces




Next Survivor to Outwhine, Outsnooze, Outgrind…

Friday, January 27th, 2006

39 days. 16 castaways. No toilet paper.

Meet the latest brave souls to expose their sixpacks and buttcracks on public television. Folks, presenting the cast of Survivor: Panama – Exile Island, premiering Thursday, February 2, 8pm ET/PT on CBS.

Tribe George W. Bush. Quite a toss-up for the early lead – one seeks the path to enlightenment, the other has an axe to grind. Yoga instructor Aras and lumberjill (as in a female lumberjack) Tina are tied as 2-1 favorites to win. Picture Buddha beads and a cowgirl hat, and they’ve got something in common – Madonna.

Tribe Schwarzenegger. For overachieving action star appeal, 3/1 favorite Bruce is a karate instructor and art teacher while Terry at 3/2 is an airline pilot and retired navy fighter pilot. Kinda sorta Mr. Miyagi meets Top Gun but, whatever, it’s all been ripped off by The Matrix.

Tribe Michael Moore. Asexual strategists like Rob C. and Shii-Ann never last; unlike brain-brawn crossovers like…

Read more On Surviving this lame show


A Lesson in Terp-itude

Friday, January 27th, 2006

Ed note: John More contributed this story, sez he’s good at it - writing about sports and gambling stuff - now this ain’t no American Idol but you get to tell us if John is a keeper.

Wasn’t Maryland supposed to suck petrified monkey dick with the loss of leading scorer, Chris McCray for the season due to academic reasons?

( But seriously, Chris, you couldn’t get a sorority skank to help you with that Event Planning homework?)

Well, hold your junk and stop the Terp fade because after Maryland cracked ACC rival Georgia Tech last night, 86-74, it’s apparent that these Terps won’t be that bad the rest of the year.

Led by forward Nik Caner-Medley’s 33 points, theTerps won their third straight and are quietly holding on to a Top 20 ranking despite the loss of McCray. Now Caner-Medley might not be able to lead this team deep into the NCAA tournament–boy’s 6′8 and whiter than Abominable Snowman shit.

But considering coach Gary Williams is still one of the…

2006 Maryland Terrapins college hoops rock!


Wacko Jacko Gone Drag

Friday, January 27th, 2006
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Was it a mirage or was it really Michael Jackson walking around the mall at his new hometown Bahrain in drag? Yes it was indeed Jacko in a dress.

Of course he will insist that everyone in that country wears a dress. But someone must’ve failed to tell him that there’s a man dress and there’s a woman dress.

The self-proclaimed King of Pop was photographed by paparazzis coming out of the mall hiding inside the abaya - the traditional Arabic women’s veil and all-covering gown.

Jackson was accompanied by an unidentified woman, dressed in similar garments, as well as three children–presumably his–wrapped in scarves. [Yahoo News


Brady to undergo brain op

Friday, January 27th, 2006

If you’re worried about BradyGFTom Brady after a shocking loss against the Denver Broncos, you can take a sigh of relief.

The two-time Super Bowl MVP is perfectly alright – even after a brain-twisting collapse at Mile High in the divisional playoffs thus ending the Patriots’ dynasty. He won’t undergo any surgery. 

The other great Brady of football who’s scheduled to have surgery on the brain is Birmingham City Football Club managing director Karren Brady – the most high-profile woman in English football. She was…

Read more Brady, another Brady is just what we need in football


You are history Sven… now make some

Friday, January 27th, 2006

Sven-Goran Eriksson’s reign as Sven Goran Eriksson England’s first foreign manager has been a disappointment.

It has been a tale of one spectacular result, two mediocre tournaments and a Scandinavian forest’s worth of tabloid spreads about his off-field activities.

Like two of his three predecessors in the job, Glenn Hoddle and Terry Venables, the Swede’s main problems have had little or nothing to do with the performance of the team.

Eriksson’s dignified demeanour has masked an almost naive attitude to the more mischievous elements of the English press. Unmarried, but living with a long-term Italian partner, Eriksson survived the revelation of an affair with a Swedish television presenter in 2002. A year later speculation was rampant that he was about to become Chelsea manager.

Eriksson is not a great manager. Credit him with being a…

Read more More football… er… soccer… er… football


Free vasectomy for Super Bowl tickets?

Thursday, January 26th, 2006

Free VasectomySteelers and Seahawks fans are willing to do just about anything to get tickets to the Super Bowl XL at Detroit, Michigan.

There’s no doubt, it’s probably the single most "in-demand" ticket in all of sports. Too often the average football fan is shut out, forced to watch the game from home while thousands of "lucky" fans experience the excitement in full living color.

Money talks, but a Mercedes might be worth a discussion. Willing to trade a 42-inch plasma television, a used motor home, a date with a stranger or, well, your soul? OK, maybe the final option should be reserved for the second coming of…

Read more Super Bowl XL Hype


The Ron Artest Deal: Who Got Screwed?

Thursday, January 26th, 2006

National Basketball Association (NBA) fans know by now that disgruntled Indiana Pacers guard, Ron Artest, was finally dealt to the Sacramento Kings in exchange for Peja Stojakovic, the man who is as disgusted to his team as Ron is to his.

Since losing key guys like Jason Williams (dealt to Memphis then) and Chris Webber (dealt to Philly), Peja Stojakovic was not the same player who once led the team in scoring.

Perhaps what ignited this ‘Stojakovic breakdown,’ so to speak is when the Kings lost Vlade Divac to free agency. You see, Vlade is…

Read more On The Ron Artest Drama




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